★surgery n.外科,外科学;手术室,诊疗室 【例】In July 2006, facing abdominal surgery, he turned over his powers to his brother, Raul Castro.2006年7月,老卡斯特罗接受了腹部外科手术,当时他就把权力移交给了其弟劳尔卡斯特罗。 【构词】sur-(外,上,超)+-gery(名词后缀) 【同义替换】operation 【派生】surgical a.外科的surgeon n.外科医师 ★collision n.碰撞;(利益,意见等的)冲突,抵触 【例1】The Government and the unions are on a collision course.政府和工会必将发生冲突。 【例2】The pilot took evasive action to avoid a collision with the enemy aircraft.驾驶员采取规避动作避免与敌机相撞。 【构词】col-(一起)+lis(=lide撞击)+-sion(名词词缀)碰撞 【同义替换】conflict, clash, impact, crash 【派生】collide v.冲撞 ★tolerance n.宽容,容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差 【例1】As the addicts tolerance increases, he requires ever larger doses of the drug.嗜毒者由于对毒品的耐毒性增加了,因而需要更大剂量的毒品。 |